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• Jannie (1223)
• [2006-01-23 7:50]

What a fantastic looking bug. Colours and detail. POV is great.

Good job

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• shirgold (2700)
• [2006-01-23 9:31]

Hi Isaac,
Cannot help you with the identification - but I can congratulate you on a fantastic capture.
Colours and details are excellent - and the insect is intriguing.
TFS - Shir

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• Demetrio (844)
• [2006-01-23 10:04]

Cant help you either, i do not have this in my books. Still its an interesting capture and a very colourful one indeed. Well spotted and thank for sharing this subject.

Demetrio

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• peter_stoeckl (10219)
• [2006-01-23 10:29]

Isaac,
thank you very much for you very well taken documentary picture of that strange and very beautiful insect. Breath taking to look at!

By the way: I think it is not a moth. It is a Cicada.
But so far I have got no idea about the exact ID.
Best regards, Peter

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• shyanni (840)
• [2006-01-23 11:05]

A beautiful capture, Isaac! What a very odd looking insect. Great sharpness on the wing detail.

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• willow (147)
• [2006-01-23 11:40]
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Hi Isaac

Excellent capture of a lantern-fly!

This beautiful insect is a member of the family Fulgoridae.

This is not a moth but a lantern-fly. The elongate head was once thought to emit light as the Latin name Pyrops candelaria, suggests, but this is not the case.

The elongate extension of the head also imitates a tail and vice versa, a good example of auto-mimicry, which is common in some species of lantern-fly to avoid predators.

Most Pyrops have a waxy coating on their abdomens and sometimes on their wings, and are accomplished hoppers and flyers

May I refer everyone to John Moore’s excellent site, which I use for identifying Thailand’s insects.

http://www.thaibugs.com/


Willow

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• gelor (523)
• [2006-01-23 13:09]

Bonjour Isaac,
Superbe prise de vue, d'une netteté incroyable et des couleurs qui ne le sont pas moins ! Beau travail. Gérard

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• phlr (2814)
• [2006-01-23 14:24]

Very pretty indeed!
So colourful!
Never saw it too.
It doesn’t seem a moth or a butterfly.
Very good capture!
Very good on details!
Nice POV too!
TFS!

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-01-23 15:47]

Hello Isaac,
very good shot. Great POV and very good details. Good visual impact. TFS.

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• Evelynn (14396)
• [2006-01-24 1:51]
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Well now that is an interesting critter. about how big is it? Great sharp capture.Thanks for sharing.

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• manyee (21070)
• [2006-01-24 10:58]

That is an AMAZING bug, Isaac.
I have never seen anything like that.
It is soo pretty. Beautiful colors and designs.
You captured it with sharp focus and perfect exposure. Great POV as well. TFS. : )

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• maurizio50 (819)
• [2006-03-26 7:30]

Incredible insect and a very nice shot.
Thank you.
Maurizio

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• saguzar (7198)
• [2006-04-02 16:47]

Hello Isaac,
wonderful moth, has amaizing colours and patterns, I never see a similar species before. Excellent details.
regards
Hernán

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• lutya (447)
• [2007-09-20 18:30]

Hi Isaac!
This insect very interesting.I first time saw.Nice shot..

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• zumoduvas (2427)
• [2007-10-23 6:07]

Hello Isaac.

Excellent picture, very good details and colors.

Regards.
Jose Luis.

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• vihang8846 (378)
• [2007-10-23 6:23]

hi isaac
excellent sharpness
vibrant colors
better to get this species identified by some entomologist..
seems a rare one!!
good shot
thanks 4 sharing..

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• Helio (389)
• [2007-10-23 7:05]

Fantastic shot, congratulations..

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• VeraMMarques (459)
• [2007-12-15 17:44]

Hello Isaac.
Excellent picture, very good details and colors.
Regards.
Vera

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• isabaskose (43)
• [2008-02-13 5:16]

Hi Isaac,
It is fantastic picture and an AMAZING bug. Excellent colors, colorr combination, details and focus. TFS. I like it.

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• kebapci (405)
• [2008-02-13 19:55]

It is a bug possibly of species Pyrops candelaria. Very good work, congrats.

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• Panthiades (451)
• [2008-08-21 8:46]

Hi Isaac:

Beautiful insect and pic...but isn't a Moth..this is a Fulgorid (Hemiptera) is most related with cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers and shield bugs than moths.

Carlos

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• mehmetarslan (753)
• [2008-08-27 11:35]

merhaba Isaac,
Mükemmel bir canlı

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• Metin (172)
• [2009-01-04 6:21]

hi Isaac
you captured a very impressive insect ..good shot ..well don
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• ekoline (91)
• [2009-05-25 3:17]

Hello Isaac.
Excellent picture!!!

Erkan

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• Michau (257)
• [2009-08-11 11:23]
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